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3-7
Creating an Array With the ARRAYCONFIG UDMA Utility
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Initialize array. When the Initialize Mode menu appears, select
Initialize Array to Zero
. A graph on the screen shows the
progress of this operation.
Caution: If the drives contain data, all the data is lost when
you initialize the array.
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Select array block size. When the menu of block sizes appears,
select a block size. (This menu does not appear if the array is a
mirrored array with only two drives.)
The allowable block sizes are 8, 16, 32, 64 (the default), and
128 KBytes. The default block size gives the best overall
performance in most environments.
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Wait for initialization to complete. When you see the message
Initialization of [array name] is complete , press any key to
return to the Disk Array Operations menu.
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Create additional arrays. You may use ARRAYCONFIG
UDMA
to create additional arrays (if disks are available), how-
ever we recommend using Adaptec CI/O Management Soft-
ware to create additional arrays. (CI/O is required for array
management in order to provide the proper level of fault toler-
ance and event notification.) See the Adaptec CI/O Management
Software User’s Guide for more information.
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When all arrays are created, exit ARRAYCONFIG UDMA,
remove the ARRAYCONFIG UDMA diskette, and reboot the
system. After you reboot you can write data to the arrays. At
this point, you can make the array bootable as described in the
next section.